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The abacus and the cross : the story of the Pope who brought the light of science to the Dark Ages / Nancy Marie Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Nancy Marie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and science--History--To 1500.
- Religion and science.
- Sylvester II, Pope, approximately 945-1003.
- Sylvester.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy, who brought Islamic science to the West before the year 1000
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Acknowledgments; Illustration Credits; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-465-02295-2
- OCLC:
- 693761881
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